FUEL THE
FUTURE.
Helix OS is built in the open, for everyone. No investors. No corporate agenda. Just Rust, caffeine, and your support.
Donations are currently handled via Ko-fi
Our GitHub Sponsors account is pending approval — we'll migrate as soon as it's live.
Where Your Money Actually Goes
Every dollar is tracked and reported quarterly.
100% transparent, 0% corporate overhead.
Infrastructure
CI runners, servers, domain & hosting, multi-arch hardware for testing.
Engineering
Contributor stipends, bounty programs, and part-time maintainer funding.
Documentation
Technical writing, diagrams, tutorials, and video content.
Community
Conference sponsorships, swag, Discord bots, and outreach.
Funding Milestones
Every dollar brings us closer to the next goal.
Dedicated CI runners
72%Part-time maintainer
28%Full-time engineer
8%Choose Your Level of Impact
Recurring subscriptions give us stability. One-time gifts are equally welcome.
Supporter
Buy the team a coffee
Every dollar keeps the lights on and the compiler running.
- Name in CREDITS.md
- Supporter badge on Discord
- Our eternal gratitude
Contributor
Fuel continuous development
Directly fund kernel engineering, CI infrastructure, and documentation.
- Everything in Supporter
- Early access to releases
- Contributor role on Discord
- Vote on feature priorities
Sponsor
Core sponsorship
Your brand on the README, the website, and every release.
- Everything in Contributor
- Logo on GitHub README
- Logo on helix-wiki homepage
- Direct access to maintainers
- Quarterly progress reports
Platinum
Enterprise partnership
Shape the future of open-source operating systems.
- Everything in Sponsor
- Large logo placement
- Feature request priority
- Monthly 1:1 with core team
- Custom integration support
- Mentioned in release notes
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No subscription — just a gift from the heart.
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Full Transparency, Always
Helix OS is MIT-licensed and will always be free and open-source. Donations go directly to infrastructure, tooling, and contributor stipends. We publish a quarterly spending report in our GitHub Discussions — because trust is earned, not assumed.